Have you ever played in a RPG that featured game mechanics that hated level 1 characters? It’s the sort of game that newly created heroes have very little chance of hitting anything but the lowest level enemies and no chance of hitting – say – another level 1 character? Games like that spring to mind […]
Fan-made Superman animation; short but punchy!
This is a very short video. It’s only 2:35 long and most of that is the credits – however, watch to the end because you get a short scene with Robb Pratt, the animator, who reveals extra layers of cleverness. You see, this isn’t just a quality piece of animation. This Superman cartoon is drenched […]
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan told in 60 seconds with puppets
Khaaaan! If you need to remind yourself or quickly sum up The Wrath of Khan to someone who’s been living in a cave for the last twenty years then this animation should, in a pinch, work well for you. Hand-made puppets ooze DIY appeal. I don’t think it matters how the animation actually works out… […]
Heavy metal, lego and fantasy combat – what’s not to love?
Three shades of “We’re not worthy” for Paganomation and their impressive Lego animation. It’s a simple concept – a lumberjack, a humble man, is suddenly granted the greatest power of all time. What happens? Things get awesome! I thought “Paganomation” was a clever blend of the words “pagan” and “animation”. I was wrong. A key […]
LEGO Black Ops
Here’s a great example of just how powerful the LEGO community has become. It’s also vindication that Keshen8‘s Lego Black Ops is really freaking good. I say it proves the worth of the LEGO online community because this video is just a day old and it’s already surged above 30,000 YouTube views. Check it out. […]
8 Bits Movie
Can you fight evolution? You might have to ask the Flying Spaghetti Monster about one sort of evolution and now you can sit back enjoy this video on the subject of gaming evolution. Do you prefer the old 8 bit games to the new creed? Perhaps you think 3D? We can thank Valere Amirault, Jean […]
Takeuchi Taijin’s Olympus PEN viral
Here’s a funky ad – being promoted to geeky and gadget blogs – to promote the new Olympus Pen E-PL1 camera. I’m showing it here because it’s not only stop motion but also because Japanese stop motion animation artist Takeuchi Taijin directed. Rather than using paper or photos for this animation – the team used […]
The Adventures of Lil Cthulhu (sanity not protected).
I think my favourite line in this 2009 animation about Lil Cthulhu is this; “Uh-oh! Lil Cthulhu is hungry after his long nap. What does he do? He eats his followers! They love Cthulhu and want to be eaten. Their souls make his tummy happy.” Worst joke? That the Crawling Chaos is so-called because the […]
No one suspected he was packing an Uzi
Okay, so it’s after 1am and I have to get up at 5am. Nevertheless, I feel the urge to post something – to share something. What about “To hold our large heads high”, what about the cow guru, what about “the president said ‘enough is enough – with these uppity cattle, it’s time to get […]
Holy Cow! Gundam in Excel
Ok, ok… so this video might have been out for ages but I’ve only just seen it. I’m already jealous of people with artistic skill. I’m jealous of people who can get Excel to do what they want, quickly and without a data loosing crash. You can imagine how jealous I am of the artistic […]
